The Police said this evening (26) that the death of a 19-year-old female in Welikanda, Polonnaruwa is not due to a gas explosion.
In a statement, the Police said that the investigations revealed that the fire which left tge victim critically wounded not occured due to a faul of gas cylinder, gas cooker or gas regularor.
The investigations so far has revealed that the victim died by suicide, the Police noted.
The cause of death is recorded as infection of wounds caused by the fire and Welikanda Poluce conduct further investigations into the incident.
The victim was critically wounded on 13 November at her home. She succumbed to the injuries at National Hospital in Colombo yesterday afternoon (25).
